Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Burda 12-2008-109 - in review

You are probably over this dress, but I did promise a review and this is the easiest way to post some extra piccies.

Pictured with my bag, so great to hang in your wrist, while sipping bubbles and eating yummies...

I made a muslin of this dress - pictures here and I would recommend this step (but I suppose most people would do that for a dress like this). The muslin helped me work out how to construct the dress and assisted in the fit. The main change I made to the pattern was to widen the side seams by 0.5cm on each seam which added up to a change of 2cm (or about 3/4") overall. I also lowered the armhole by cutting it lower by about 1cm and taking this back to nothing about 2/3 the way around.

I did have an issue working out how to attach the shoulder straps. I have shown the shoulder strap in the muslin photos but here is a shot of the inside showing the facing sewn to the back of the shoulder strap.

This is after I have wore the dress, so please excuse the wrinkles. The facing is probably the part of the pattern I like the least. I sewed it down by hand and initially I sewed it all the way but I wasn't happy with it, so sewed it as the recommended to the back of the strap and about 5cm (2") past it. For a dress that won't be worn heavily this is probably ok, but I wouldn't like this finish in a dress worn a lot. The seam with the facing and the collar is very thick, but is well hidden under the collar. I also like how the zip pull hides under the collar at the back.